Reporters Emily Sawicki and Grace Inez Adams discuss programs designed to keep local residents from losing their homes, plus our new weekly segment (yet to be named) about the election! Learn more about the Step Fund by reading Grace's story or visit their website. As always, you can find Emily on Twitter at @emily_sawicki and Grace at @GraceSMDP. For more information about CIOP, visit https://www.ciop4justice.org/. 

We welcome new Daily Press reporter Grace Inez Adams and talk about the top stories of the week, including reporter Emily Sawicki's Saturday story about fundraising for local elections and Grace's coverage of the ongoing monkeypox situation in LA County. For information on monkeypox vaccines, visit publichealth.lacounty.gov/media/monkeypox. Find Emily on  Twitter at @emily_sawicki and Grace at @gracesmdp for more local coverage!

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Follow Marae Cruce at @SamohiPrincipal on Twitter to see goings on at Santa Monica High School, and Antonio Shelton at @DrAShelton as he takes on his new role as executive director of secondary education for the Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District. As always, Emily Sawicki can be found at @emily_sawicki.

Businesses mentioned in this episode: 

Pro Sup: 4175 Admiralty Way, Marina del Rey, 310-989-4350, https://www.prosupshop.com/

Marina Food Trucks: Parking Lot #11, 14101 Panay Way, https://visitmdr.com/events/beach-eats

Bagel Nosh: 1629 Wilshire Blvd, 310-451-8771, https://www.bagelnoshdeli.com/

TSNY Los Angeles: Santa Monica Pier, 310-394-5800, https://losangeles.trapezeschool.com/

Pacific Park: Santa Monica Pier, 310-260-8744, https://pacpark.com/

Santa Monica Pier: http://www.santamonicapier.org/.

Soda Jerks: Santa Monica Pier, 310-393-SODA (7632), http://sodajerksusa.com/

The Galley: 2442 Main Street, 310-452-1934, https://www.thegalleyrestaurant.net/

Go Get Em Tiger: 930 Montana Ave, https://gget.com/visit

Cayton Children’s Museum: 395 Santa Monica Pl Suite 374 Level 3, 424-416-8320, https://www.caytonmuseum.org/

Sand N Surf: 3rd Street Promenade, https://sandnsurfsm.com/

Marugame Udon: 2029 Sawtelle Blvd, 424-317-2222, https://www.marugameudon.com/locations/sawtelle/

Randy’s Donuts: 829 Wilshire Blvd, 42-231-7321, https://randysdonuts.com/

Benny’s Tacos: 915 Wilshire Blvd #1811, 310-451-0200, bennystacos.com

Perry’s: 2400 Ocean Front Walk, 310-452-7609, https://perryscafe.com/

Boba Tea & Me: 1328 Wilshire Blvd, 310-906-9914, bobateaandme.com